This is your complete library of tarot card meanings — every one of the 78 cards, with its own page covering the upright and reversed meaning, plus what it tends to signal in love and in career and money.
A quick reminder before you dive in: a card's full meaning always depends on its position in the spread and your question, as we cover in how to read a tarot card. These pages give you each card's core meanings to build from — not a fixed verdict, and never a guaranteed prediction.
How the deck is organised
The 78 cards fall into two groups:
- The Major Arcana — 22 cards (The Fool to The World) covering big life themes and turning points.
- The Minor Arcana — 56 cards across four suits: Cups (emotion), Wands (energy), Swords (mind), and Pentacles (the material world).
If you're new to reading, the how to read a tarot card guide shows you how to weave a single card's meaning into a full reading.
The Major Arcana
The 22 big-theme cards, in order:
- The Fool — new beginnings, leaps of faith
- The Magician — manifestation, skill, willpower
- The High Priestess — intuition, mystery, inner wisdom
- The Empress — abundance, nurturing, creativity
- The Emperor — structure, authority, stability
- The Hierophant — tradition, guidance, learning
- The Lovers — love, union, choices
- The Chariot — determination, willpower, drive
- Strength — inner strength, courage, gentle control
- The Hermit — introspection, solitude, inner guidance
- Wheel of Fortune — change, cycles, fate
- Justice — fairness, truth, accountability
- The Hanged Man — surrender, pause, new perspective
- Death — endings, transformation, renewal
- Temperance — balance, moderation, harmony
- The Devil — bondage, attachment, reclaiming freedom
- The Tower — sudden change, upheaval, rebuilding
- The Star — hope, healing, renewal
- The Moon — illusion, intuition, uncertainty
- The Sun — joy, success, positivity
- Judgement — rebirth, awakening, a calling
- The World — completion, fulfilment, wholeness
The Minor Arcana: Cups
The suit of Cups — emotion, love, and intuition:
- Ace of Cups — new love, emotional beginnings
- Two of Cups — partnership, mutual connection
- Three of Cups — friendship, celebration
- Four of Cups — apathy, missed chances
- Five of Cups — loss, grief, hope remaining
- Six of Cups — nostalgia, reunion
- Seven of Cups — choices, illusion
- Eight of Cups — walking away, seeking more
- Nine of Cups — contentment, the wish card
- Ten of Cups — emotional fulfilment, happy home
- Page of Cups — creative message, new feelings
- Knight of Cups — romance, following the heart
- Queen of Cups — compassion, intuition
- King of Cups — emotional mastery, calm
The Minor Arcana: Wands
The suit of Wands — energy, passion, and action:
- Ace of Wands — inspiration, a new spark
- Two of Wands — planning, future vision
- Three of Wands — expansion, progress
- Four of Wands — celebration, harmony, home
- Five of Wands — conflict, competition
- Six of Wands — victory, recognition
- Seven of Wands — defending your position
The suits of Swords and Pentacles, and the rest of the Wands, are being added to this library.
Keeping it honest
Every card meaning here is offered as a theme to reflect on, never a guaranteed prediction or a substitute for professional advice. The "ominous" cards — Death, The Tower — are about change and transformation, not literal doom.
At Kalm
For a written reading that brings these cards together for your question, you can start one on Kalm. It's for guidance and reflection, never a guaranteed prediction.